Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." The animal's scientific ...

There’s a new way to get even more up close and personal with baby Poppy at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Now that Iris and Poppy ...

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has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing around 80 pounds, is growing rapidly and enjoys a diet of grain, hay, vegetables, ...

They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...

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MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her mom Iris have been living in a climate-controlled indoor habitat ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new experience for visitors to see them up ...